Measurement of the impulsive noise environment for satellite-mobile radio systems at 1.5 GHz

Author

Button, Mark D. ; Gardiner, John G. ; Glover, Ian A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Bradford Univ., UK

Volume

51

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

551

Lastpage

560

Abstract

Noise amplitude distribution measurements relevant to satellite-mobile radio systems are reported. The rationale for the measurements is outlined and the choice of measurement parameters justified. The measurement equipment and measurement methodology are described in detail. Results characterizing the elevation angle distribution of impulsive noise are presented for rural, suburban and urban environments and also for an arterial road (U.K. motorway) carrying high density, fast moving traffic. Measurements of the levels of impulsive noise to be expected in each environment for high- and low-elevation satellite scenarios using appropriate antenna configurations are also presented

Keywords

UHF measurement; antenna radiation patterns; impulse noise; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; receiving antennas; 1.5 GHz; UK motorway; antenna configurations; arterial road; elevation angle distribution; fast moving traffic; high density traffic; impulsive noise; noise amplitude distribution; receive antenna patterns; rural environment; satellite-mobile radio systems; suburban environment; urban environment; Antenna measurements; Circuit noise; Frequency measurement; Interference; Mobile antennas; Noise level; Noise measurement; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVT.2002.1002503

Filename

1002503